S 4957 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

Introduced Dec 3, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 3, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedDec 3, 2020
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

This bill temporarily increases the applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., federal matching rate) under Medicaid for certain approved home- and community-based services that are provided between October 1, 2020, and September 30, 2022. As a condition for receiving the increased rate, a state must agree to undertake activities to improve the delivery of such services.

Cosponsors 18

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 3, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalDec 3, 2020
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-RIJack ReedOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalDec 3, 2020
D-MNTina SmithOriginalDec 3, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Dec 3, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 3, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 3, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 6

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 151COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2021Reintroduced BillFeb 2, 2021
HR 925The Heroes ActRelated billOct 1, 2020
S 4800The Heroes ActRelated billNov 9, 2020
HR 6800The Heroes ActRelated billJul 23, 2020
HR 8406Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.Related billSep 29, 2020
Show all 6 related bills

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to provide for an emergency increase in Federal funding to State Medicaid programs for expenditures on home and community-based services.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
COVID HCBS Relief Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 3, 2020Introduced in Senate

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